Another electric vehicle unveiled at Hyundai

Frédéric Mercier

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 11:47

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Wednesday, 28 February 2018 11:47

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The Hyundai Kona is not even yet arrived at dealerships in the country, and already, the Korean manufacturer has unveiled a new variant of the 100% electric of his SUV in a reduced format.

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Apart from a grille property to it that allows it to stand out from the gasoline powered version, the electric model remains roughly the same as the Kona regular.

Hyundai Kona Electric

Hyundai

Depending on the versions, two batteries will be proposed to animate this electric vehicle. The first, with about 39.2 kWh, would allow a range of 299 miles, while the second, a battery, a most imposing of 64 kWh, would allow the Kona to travel up to 470 kilometres in one charge. Note that these autonomies announced are based on the european tests, which are often more generous than those made in North America.

Hyundai has announced that the Kona electric will be marketed in Europe, but it has not yet confirmed that this variant will make the jump to North America.

Hyundai Kona Electric

Hyundai

Jean-François Taylor, head of public relations at Hyundai Canada, us, however, has stated that there will be news about the Kona at the auto Show in New York, at the end of the month of march. There is no smoke without fire…

Waited with us for the end of winter, the Hyundai Kona regular will be sold at a base price of $ 20 999$. Under the hood, Hyundai will offer a drive base four-cylinder engine of 2.0 liters, which will be matched with an automatic transmission with six reports. Later smart can they be animated by a turbocharged 1.6-litre mated to an automatic transmission double-clutch seven reports.

Hyundai Kona Electric

Hyundai

If the electric model makes its way up to Canada, it will be the second model fully electric to be sold by Hyundai in us. The Korean manufacturer is already present in this category with the Ioniq.